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THE LARGE INCREASES IN THE ABSOLUTE NUMBER OF EMIGRANTS OVER THE SAME PERIOD. FOR THE POPULATION AS A WHOLE, PEOPLE IN THIS CATEGORY CONSTITUTE ONLY ABOUT 6 PER CENT.
5. ABOUT 15 PER CENT OF OUR EMIGRANTS DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS HAVE COMPLETED TERTIARY EDUCATION, THOUGH SUCH PEOPLE ONLY COMPRISE 4 PER CENT OF THE LOCAL POPULATION. THE AGE PROFILE OF EMIGRANTS AS COMPARED TO THE POPULATION AS A WHOLE SHOWS DISPROPORTIONATELY MORE IN THE AGE GROUP OF 25 TO 44. THERE ARE PARTICULARLY FEW EMIGRANTS IN THE AGE GROUP OF 65 AND ABOVE.
6. AS THE MAJOR DESTINATION COUNTRIES ARE TRYING TO BALANCE THE LEVEL OF ECONOMIC MIGRATION WITH FAMILY REUNIONS, THE EMIGRATION PROFILE FOR THIS YEAR AND THE FOLLOWING IS UNLIKELY TO CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY. WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BRITISH NATIONALITY SCHEME, WE BELIEVE THAT THE PERCENTAGE OF EMIGRANTS IN THE PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGERIAL CATEGORY WILL DECREASE FROM THE PRESENT LEVEL OF 25 PER CENT FROM 1992 ONWARDS.
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